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America’s Healthiest Fast Food Restaurants

What are America’s Healthiest Fast Food Restaurants? I’ve found a list! A lot of times we try to do better with our eating. Even if we do have to grab…

America's Healthiest Fast Food Restaurants

CHICAGO, IL – OCTOBER 25: Food is served at a Chipotle restaurant on October 25, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Chipotle stock fell more than 14 percent today after a weak 3Q earnings. (Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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What are America's Healthiest Fast Food Restaurants? I've found a list! A lot of times we try to do better with our eating. Even if we do have to grab fast food, we try to find something healthy. I know that sounds weird, healthy fast food? It does exist and here are the healthiest fast foods that you can find right here in the CSRA.

I found this article on EatThis.com and with the exception of one place, we have at least one of these restaurants in the CSRA. According to the EatThis.com article, "Fortunately, fast-food chains have listened to our desire to eat convenient food and manage our health. At the same time, some fast-food joints have been better listeners than others."

The article also says, "Healthier fast-food choices tend to be lower in calories—or at least less than half your day's worth in one meal. These meals also tend to be lower in saturated fat and sodium while including vegetables, fruit, and other high-fiber ingredients. Cava is the only restaurant on this list that we don't have in the CSRA. So I'm not including it in my list here.

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Here is the list of America's Healthiest Fast Food Restaurants and what the healthiest options are on their menus.

Chipotle

-Corn tacos

-Salads or bowls topped with any of Chipotle's fresh ingredients, including beans, brown rice, a protein choice like steak, chicken, or tofu, salsa, and veggies

MOD Pizza

  • Pizza on the original or cauliflower crust topped with a wide assortment of veggies and proteins
  • The garden salad
  • The Greek salad
  • The Italian chopped salad

Starbucks

  • Oatmeal
  • Jerky
  • String cheese
  • Perfect Bars®
  • Protein boxes
  • The spinach, feta, and egg white wrap
  • Sous-vide egg bites

Jason's Deli

  • The Modern Mediterranean bowl
  • The Wild Salmon-wich
  • The Greek chicken wrap
  • The Mesa Chicken salad

Panera Bread

  • The Mediterranean Bowl with chicken
  • Autumn squash soup
  • The Mediterranean Veggie sandwich
  • A Fuji apple salad with chicken
  • Turkey chili
  • Greek yogurt with mixed berries
  • Fresh fruit cups

Chik fil-A

  • The Cool Wrap
  • Grilled Chicken Nuggets
  • The grilled chicken sandwich
  • Greek yogurt parfait
  • The Egg White Grill
  • The Cobb Salad
  • Fruit cups
  • The Kale Crunch Salad
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